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10 Best Movies Like Happy

If you loved Happy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Starred Up

Starred Up

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemie...

#2
The Indian Runner

The Indian Runner

1991★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to app...

#3
Stuart Little

Stuart Little

1999★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these...

#4
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about th...

#5
Kes

Kes

1970★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kest...

#6
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. ...

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